One of the circular solar panels of NASA's space probe, dubbed Lucy and packed inside a special cargo capsule, has gotten jammed. The US space agency has said that the panels are being held by a lanyard and are working below 5 to 25 per cent of its total capacity.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft facing technical problems, solar panels get jammed

NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, two large clusters of space rocks that scientists believe are remnants of primordial material that formed the solar system's outer planets.

'Lucy in the sky': NASA space mission lifts off, will study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids

Lucy, NASA's first mission to the Trojan asteroids, is all set to explore the solar system and discover its secrets. Astronomers believe that these primitive bodies are remnants of the material that formed the outer planets.

NASA's Lucy mission to begin voyage to Trojan asteroids

According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a wayward comet-like object has been spotted near the family of ancient asteroids. Watch: "The object has settled near a family of captured ancient asteroids, called Trojans," NASA said on its website.

Why a 'vagabond' comet-like object near ancient Trojan asteroids has caught NASA's attention